Tag: commercial development



UK Commercial Development Returns Rise but Completions Halve

Posted on 24 June, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Figures released on Friday reveal that the number of commercial property developments completed during 2012 was half of that recorded in the previous year. According to the IPD UK Annual Property Index, only 40 commercial developments were completed... Read More

Balfour Beatty Announces UK Site Closures

Posted on 14 June, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Economy

This week, Balfour Beatty announced the upcoming closure of its Doncaster, Dartford and Rochdale sites after warning that full year profits are unlikely to be impressive two months ago. The closures are expected to affect at least 150 workers, most of whom... Read More

Schools Sale and Factory Revamp Provide Property Opportunities in Stoke

Posted on 24 May, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Sales and Lets

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is preparing to market nine school sites, complete with planning permission, in order to raise money for its capital programme. Most of the schools are due to become redundant this summer when pupils and staff relocate to new... Read More

Plans for Barcelona Space Hotel Provoke Outrage

Posted on 22 May, 2013 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

We are a city of culture insists mayor Barcelona is accustomed to outlandish buildings dividing opinion. After all, this is the city where construction of Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia Cathedral has been underway for over 130 years. Construction of... Read More

Danish Firm BIG to Design Paris Retail and Leisure District

Posted on 7 May, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Danish firm BIG will design an 80-hectare shopping and leisure complex to be built between two Paris airports, Dezeen reports. EuropaCity is slated for construction in the Triangle de Gonesse, which is located southwest of Charles de Gaulle... Read More

Commercial Developments Continue to Thrive in Corby

Posted on 18 April, 2013 by MOVEHUT under Commercial Developments

Corby has seen dramatic changes over the past few years with developments popping up all over the Northamptonshire town. According to research conducted by Prop-Search, a commercial property agent, the town is one of the fastest growing in the whole... Read More

How Margaret Thatcher Left Her Mark on the Property Industry

Posted on 17 April, 2013 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Today Britain’s first female Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, will be laid to rest in a ceremonial funeral with full military honours. The coffin bearing Baroness Thatcher, who occupied Downing Street for over a decade, will be drawn by a gun... Read More

Symbolic Atlanta Skyscraper Stands Half Empty

Posted on 15 February, 2013 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

Life Imitates Art on Peachtree Street  In a case of life imitating art, Atlanta’s tallest building stands half empty a year after becoming the city’s costliest foreclosure. The story of the troubled Bank of America Plaza echoes that of Croker Concourse... Read More

Silicon Valley Commercial Development Boom Set to Continue

Posted on 31 January, 2013 by Jodee Redmond under Worldwide Property News

Silicon Valley's commercial real estate boom is expected to continue throughout 2013, according to a forecast released by a Bay Area commercial real estate firm. Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank recently presented its annual forecast in Santa... Read More

Investment Flows into the Thames

Posted on 1 November, 2012 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Demand for riverside property is fueling a development boom on the banks of the Thames. Investors are buying up redundant industrial buildings from Vauxhall to Greenwich as both residential and commercial developments along the stretch of river have... Read More